Chapter 550: Juventus (1)

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"Welcome to the Alp Stadium! Today's broadcast is a highlight of the fifth round of the 1997-98 Serie A season, when last season's double-winning team Fiorentina took on last season's third place in the league, the Bianconeri Juventus! ”

"Fiorentina have shown great strength in the last four league games, and the defending champions have won all four games and lead the table with 12 points; Juventus are also stable, with the Bianconeri unbeaten in the league so far, with two wins and two draws, and although there is a four-point gap between them and leaders Fiorentina, the season has only just begun, so this difference is not huge. ”

"Now, the managers of both teams have announced their starting line-ups for this game. On the home team Juventus, the starting goalkeeper is Peruzzi, although the goalkeeper has excellent goalkeeping skills and can be called a first-class goalkeeper, but his shortcomings are also very obvious, I don't know if Capello will use Peruzzi's weakness to carry out targeted strikes on Juve's door; Toricelli at right-back and Pesoto at left-back, both of whom have the ability to go straight up and down the flanks and are an integral part of Juventus' attacking system, are partnered at centre-back by France international Blank and Uruguayan Montero; In midfield, Di Livio, Didier Deschamps, Taccinardi and Zinedine Zidane started the game, while Antonio Conte, the original main player, was on the bench due to a long-term injury last season; In the forward line, Pierrot, the prince of the Bianconeri, and Uruguayan striker Otero started together, and the veteran Fonseca did not have enough trust from manager Lippi after his transfer to Juventus, so he could only sit on the bench and wait for his opportunity. ”

"As for Fiorentina playing away, Capello manager played the most commonly used 442 formation in this game, goalkeeper Toldo, the four defenders from left to right are Robert Carlos, Nesta, Ferrara and Zambrotta, Redondo, Davies and Di Biagio as the back three, leaving only Effenberg to organize the attack in the front, and the forward partners are Vieri and Ronaldo."

While the commentators were chattering in the broadcast room, the players had already followed the referees to the pitch.

Capello and Lippi shook hands with each other on the sidelines, and compared to Capello, who had a stern and arrogant expression, Lippi's attitude was much more respectful. After all, neither in the playing days nor in the coaching position, the championship accolades on the Silver Fox's honor book cannot be compared to the gold medal coach.

The players on both sides also seemed quite friendly when shaking hands, after all, many of them are teammates in the national team and are already familiar with each other, although the relationship between Fiorentina and Juventus is bad, but this does not prevent the players from having a personal relationship.

However, when the referee Corina blew the whistle for the start of the game, the harmonious atmosphere before the start of the game immediately ceased to exist, and was replaced by the strong smell of gunpowder that permeated the field.

The first to kick off was Juventus, who were playing at home.

Pierrot, who teed off in the centre circle, played the ball backwards, and Zidane, who received the ball, took advantage of the situation and passed it back to Didier Deschamps, who was further behind.

By this time, Vieri and Ronaldo had already pounced on the French national team captain according to Capello's pre-match arrangement, and launched a ferocious forward press on Deschamps.

Vieri and Ronaldo's physique is undoubted, and their running is also quite active and unrelenting, but Deschamps' ball control ability is also quite good, otherwise the two managers of Lippi and Jacques would not be at ease to let the Frenchman take on the responsibility of the team's offensive and defensive transition hub.

Seeing someone rushing over to force him on the opposite side, Deschamps raised his foot and passed the ball to Di Livio on the left, Effenberg immediately rushed over to defend Di Livio, but the latter passed the ball directly to Zidane in front of the right, cleverly avoiding the German Tiger defense!

Zinedine Zidane, who got the ball, did not drag the dribbling and distributed the ball to the right, where Torricelli was sprinting at full speed.

Torricelli, who had cut in just in time, stopped the ball at his feet, but he didn't get the space to cross from his feet as Robert Carlos pounced on him.

Torricelli's strength lies in his physicality, which can tirelessly sprint up and down the flanks, but his ability to break through is not very good, so when he spotted Carlos pounce, he immediately passed the ball back to Zinedine Zidane in the middle.

As soon as the French midfielder received the ball, Davies immediately rushed over to defend it closely, and waited for an opportunity to find space to break the ball with his feet.

After shaking off the defense of Davies and Redondo, Zidane flicked his ankle and sent the ball into the Fiorentina penalty area, and the ball rolled accurately in front of Pierrot!

Ferrara, who was about to pounce to defend Pierrot, was stopped by Otero and could only watch as the Prince Zebra rushed past him.

Pierrot was on the verge of a one-on-one goal, but Fiorentina's other centre-back, Nesta, arrived in time to block Pierrot's path with his body and block much of the space for him to shoot from the ground.

Under Nesta's close entanglement, Pierrot had to reluctantly accelerate to take two steps with the ball, and then get up with his left foot and hit the goal directly!

As Nesta had previously blocked most of Pierrot's angle, Toldo was comfortable with a sideways save to get the shot into his arms.

"Fight back! Counterattack! Seeing Toldo save Pierro's shot, Capello, who was standing on the sidelines, immediately yelled at his goalkeeper, Juventus's defensive ability in positional battles is very good, even if Fiorentina wants to score goals in a head-to-head battle with the Bianconeri.

Comparatively speaking, if the pace of the game can be increased and the Juventus players can run, the chances of leaks in the opposition defence will increase dramatically, and Fiorentina will be able to score more easily.

Therefore, when explaining the tactics to the players, Capello emphasized the need for athletic play and quick counter-attacks.

Toldo, who got the ball, quickly got up from the turf and threw the ball far away without waiting for the two Juventus strikers to withdraw from the box!

Toldo's hand throw was precise, and the ball flew straight to Effenberg's feet.

The German tiger arched his butt and squeezed Deschamps behind him a step away, and then immediately turned around and sent a long pass!

Now, it's Fiorentina fighting back!